non-releasable – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Update on the Injured Short-eared Owl Fledgling

By Mia McPherson|2023-04-24T15:27:10-05:00July 2nd, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, barbed wire, birds of prey, education bird, fledgling, non-releasable, owls, Owls of Utah, patagialis, rehabilitate, rescue, Short-eared Owl, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah|

I'm so sorry this Short-eared Owl fledgling won't be released like the Barn Owl I helped to rescue in Montana but rescuing it from the barbed wire was still the right thing to do.